The usage of bio-fuel
for transportation fuel has become mandatory to reduce the greenhouse gas
emissions and increase the fuel quality. It is well known that the bio-fuels
such as bio-ethanol and bio-butanol are produced by the fermentation process
and the final concentrations of these alcohols in fermentation broth are very
low. Therefore, effective and selective separation processes are required to be
used. Pervaporation is a cost effective and selective membrane process that
separates azeotropic, close-boiling-point mixtures from each other. It is
commercially used as a hybrid process with distillation in the fermentation
plant. The performance of this method depends on the productivity, durability,
stability, and selectivity of the membrane. Thus, academic studies related to
the pervaporation membrane production are still in progress. The purpose of this study is dehydration of
bio-butanol by using pervaporation. Montmorillonite clay incorporated
carboxymethyl cellulose composite membrane has been prepared. Effects of
temperature and butanol-water concentration on separation performance have been
investigated.

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